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wís

(adj.)
Grammar
wís, adj.

wisediscreetjudiciouscunningwiselearnedskilledexpertknown

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Grammar wís, of persons Ne scyle nán wís monn (vir sapiens) forhtigan, Bt. 40, 3; Fox 238, 8, 13, 15. Ne mæg weorþan wís wer ǽr hé áge wintra dǽl in woruldríce, Exon. Th. 290, 12; Wand. 64.

on-beran

(v.)
Grammar
on-beran, pp. -boren

To diminish, enfeeble, impair, destroy

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Ǽghwylc gecwæþ ðæt him heardra nán hrínan wolde íren ǽrgód ðæt ðæs aglǽcan blódge beadufolme onberan wolde everyone agreed that no weapon would wound Grendel's claws, no sword would destroy (or harm) the monster's hand, Beo. Th. 1985; B. 990

æfte-weard

(adj.)
Grammar
æfte-weard, adj. [ = æfter]

Afterbacklatelatterfullposterior

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Drihten ðé gesett on æfteweard the Lord will not set thee in the after-part, Deut. 28,13

a-scamian

(v.)
Grammar
a-scamian, p. ode; pp. od

To be ashamedto make ashamed or abashederubescerepudore confundere

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To be ashamed, to make ashamed or abashed; erubescere, pudore confundere ascamien on me non erubescant in me, Ps. Spl. 68, 8. Hí ascamode swíciaþ on swíman they wander abashed in giddiness, Exon. 26b; Th. 79, 31; Cri. 1299

Linked entry: a-sceamian

emel

(n.)
Grammar
emel, e; f. A canker-worm, caterpillar, weevel; ērūca, brūchus = βροῦχος
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He sǽde and com gærshoppe and emel ðæs næs gerím dixit et vēnit lŏcusta, et brūchus cūjus non ĕrat nŭmĕrus, 104, 32

níd-gedál

(n.)
Grammar
níd-gedál, es; n.

An inevitable partingthe parting of body and soul

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An inevitable parting, the parting of body and soul Nis swíðe feor ðam ýtemestan endedógor nýdgedáles, Exon. Th. 172, 9; Gú. 1141. Se Dryhtnes dóm wísade tó ðam nýhstan nýdgedále, 129, 5; Gú. 416. Þurh nýdgedál, 158, 9; Gú. 906

Linked entry: níd-faru

ge-býrgan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-býrgan, p. de; pp. ed

To tastegustare

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To taste; gustare he fóddor þigeþ, nemne mele-deáwes dǽl gebýrge it touches not food, except that of honey-dew it tastes a portion, Exon. 59 b; Th. 215, 30; Ph. 261 : Cd. 24; Th. 31, 10; Gen. 483

Linked entry: ge-bírigan

un-áreht

(adj.)

undiscussednot expounded

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undiscussed, not expounded hæbbe wé gereht be welan and be anwealde, and ðæt ilce wé magon reccan be ðám þrím ðe wé unáreht (unreht, Cott. MS.) habbaþ similiter ratiocinari de honoribus, gloria, voluptatibus licet, Bt. 33, 2; Fox 124, 21

Linked entry: un-reht

weorold-irmþ

(n.)
Grammar
weorold-irmþ, weorold-irmþu; f.
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Misery of this life Wé gehýraþ hwǽr ús hearmstafas onwócan, and woruldyrmoðo. Cd. Th. 58, 3; Gen. 940. Hí héton eft lóhannes gebringan æt his mynstre, fram ðám woruldyrmþum ðe hé hwíle on wæs, Ors. 6, 10; Bos. 120, 36

á-mundian

(v.)
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bidde ic ðone bisceop ðæt hé ámundige míne láfe and ðá þing ðe ic hyre lǽfe, C. D. iii. 305, 12. Add

á-hleápan

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Seó mycelnes þæs stánclifes swá áhleóp ( saltum dedit ) ꝥ hit gehrán þæs scræfes hrófe, 213, 28. Ðá áhleóp se líchoma up of ðám wætere, Shrn. 143, 27. Add

beorhtlíce

(adv.)

splendidlyclearly

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Ic wæs blind bám eágum, ic beorhtlíce leóhtes brúce, Hml. Th. i. 422, 7

ge-metlǽcan

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For the passage substitute Ðeáh wé ofer úre mǽð ðencen and smeágen, ðæt we dooð for Gode; ðonne wé hit eft gemetlæcað, ðonne dóð wé ðæt for eów sive mente excedimus, Deo; sive sobrii sumus, vobis, Past. 101, 12

healtian

(v.)
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Gangas rihte dóð mid fótum eówrum þæt healtigende (claudicans) worige (Heb. 12, 13), Scint. 186, 3. Add

mis-lár

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Gif forman misláre (suggestioni) byþ wiðstanden, 210, 10. Onþæslice gewilnunga flǽsclicra mislára inportunas desideriorum carnalium suggestiones, 33, 20. Misl[ára ?] inlecebras, An. Ox. 56, 323

cwide

Grammar
cwide, <b>; IV.</b>
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D. 329, 18. an agreement Hé tó him hwearf æfter heora cwyde (gecwide, v.l. condictum ) ... wæs hé gemyndig heora cwydes, Bd. 4, 25; Sch. 329, 18

of-neádian

(v.)

to obtain by force, extort

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to obtain by force, extort cýdde man mé ðet Æþel-wold and ic sceoldon ofneádian ða bóc æt Leófríce I have been informed that Athelwold and I must have obtained the charter from Leofric by force Chart. Th. 295, 32

bærnan

(v.)
Grammar
bærnan, p. bærnde; pp. bærned; v. a.

To kindlelightset on fireto BURNburn upaccendereurerecomburereexurere

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To kindle, light, set on fire, to BURN, burn up; accendere, urere, comburere, exurere Bærnaþ eówer blácern light now your lamp, Bd. 4, 8; S. 576, 5. Hí bærndon gecorene they burned the chosen, Exon. 66a; Th. 243, 26; Jul. 16

Linked entries: BEORNAN bærnett

eard-wíc

(n.)
Grammar
eard-wíc, es; n.

A dwelling-placehabitātiōnis lŏcus

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He getimbreþ eardwíc niwe it builds a new dwelling-place, Exon. 62 a; Th. 228, 1; Ph. 431

clæc-leás

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Substitute: free from evil, that has done no harm, innocent Clæcleáse, láþleáse immunes, Wrt. Voc. ii. 43, 68. free from injury, uninjured Ic habbe getýþed sc̃e Cúthberht ꝥ land and all ꝥ þǽrto belimpeþ clǽne and claclés, Hick. Thes. i. 149, 57.]